Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Education Authority · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Brown Books for Students SME, Classoos UK Ltd SME, Colourpoint Ltd SME, Hachette UK Distribution Limited, HarperCollins Publishers, Heath Books Ltd SME, Pearson Education Limited, Prim-ed Publishing Ltd SME, Red Box Books Ltd SME, Renaissance Learning UK Ltd SME, Schofield Sims Ltd SME, Scholastic Limited SME +7 more
- Value
- £40,202,296 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Printed matter · Textbooks (CPV 22112000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 041452-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Apr 2021
- Published23 Dec 2024Published 1335 days after the contract date
Description
Supply and delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials | Brown Books for Students SME, Classoos UK Ltd SME, Colourpoint Ltd SME, Hachette UK Distribution Limited, HarperCollins Publishers +9 more | £13.1m |
| EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials | Brown Books for Students SME, Classoos UK Ltd SME, Colourpoint Creative Ltd SME, Fairfields N.I. Ltd SME, Hachette UK Distribution Limited +8 more | £12.2m |
| EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials | Brown Books for Students SME, Fairfields N.I. Ltd SME, GL Assessment Ltd SME, Hachette UK Distribution Limited, HarperCollins Publishers +6 more | £10.3m |
| EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials | Brown Books for Students SME, Frederick Hyde Chamberlain Music SME, HarperCollins Publishers, Heath Books Ltd SME, Red Box Books Ltd SME | £4.67m |
About the suppliers
Brown Books for Students: every public contract they have won.
Classoos UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Colourpoint Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Hachette UK Distribution Limited: every public contract they have won.
HarperCollins Publishers: every public contract they have won.
Heath Books Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Pearson Education Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00872828).
Prim-ed Publishing Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Red Box Books Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Renaissance Learning UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Schofield Sims Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Scholastic Limited: every public contract they have won.
Veritas Company Limited: every public contract they have won.
Waterstones Booksellers Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00610095).
Colourpoint Creative Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Fairfields N.I. Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Harper Collins Publishers: every public contract they have won.
GL Assessment Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Frederick Hyde Chamberlain Music: every public contract they have won.